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A cancer diagnosis is scary, and while your focus may be on your physical health, your mental health may also be at risk. Many sufferers of cancer, radiation, or chemotherapy end up with mental disorders or challenges ranging from anxiety to depression, which can make life even harder.

Luckily, Mental Health Match can match you with a therapist who can help you manage the stress, fear, and angst surrounding a cancer diagnosis, oncology, and treatment. Whether you are located in downtown Waltham, the suburbs of Waltham, other nearby places such as Woburn, Medford, or anywhere else in Massachusetts, Mental Health Match can help you easily find an experienced therapist or counselor who best meets your needs.

Signs You May Need Cancer Counseling

If you’re not sure whether you need cancer counseling, we can help. Here are some signs that indicate that you should consider therapy:

  • You are overwhelmed by fear or sadness.
  • You are withdrawn or avoiding friends and family
  • You no longer want to do things that used to excite you.
  • You’ve lost your appetite.
  • You can’t sleep.

Read this article to learn more about distress caused by a cancer diagnosis.

Feel Better with Cancer Counseling

Now is the best time to seek treatment for concerns about cancer. Mental Health Match can help you get started by connecting you with the most suitable therapist for your needs. Browse below or use our free therapist matching tool.

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Dr. Rey Junco
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We come up with a plan to help address what you are struggling with. We will measure your progress using validated surveys to make sure I am guiding you in the best possible way so that you can get back to living a healthy and purposeful life.


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We come up with a plan to help address what you are struggling with. We will measure your progress using validated surveys to make sure I am guiding you in the best possible way so that you can get back to living a healthy and purposeful life.

Something to know about my approach is:

I am committed to helping you get better quickly. I use evidence-based therapies to help you feel better in less time than traditional talk therapy. I can help if you haven't had much success with other therapies.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adult Children of Narcissistic Parents
  • Artists and Creative Personalities
  • Complex PTSD (C-PTSD)
  • Fears and Phobias
  • Health Anxiety
  • High-Achieving
  • Illness Anxiety Disorder
  • Insomnia and Sleep Problems
  • Narcissistic Abuse
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Technology Addiction
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Meredith Hogarty
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Create a treatment plan focusing on decreasing your symptoms and improving your overall mental health.


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Create a treatment plan focusing on decreasing your symptoms and improving your overall mental health.

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Meredith uses an integrative approach to mental health and wellness focusing on the connections between mind, body and lifestyle.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Anxiety
  • Career Burnout
  • Depression
  • Divorce and Separation
  • Insomnia and Sleep Problems
  • Job Stress
  • Marriage
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Parenting
  • Parenting Special Needs Children
  • Postpartum Anxiety
  • Postpartum Depression
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Relationship Distress
  • Social Anxiety
  • Trauma
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Meredith Hogarty remote and phone therapy in Massachusetts, New Hampshire
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Amanda Sadat
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Together we will work toward your wellness and strengthen your ability to stay present and reduce your symptoms. You symptoms are painful and can distract you and sometimes make it difficult to function in your daily life.


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Together we will work toward your wellness and strengthen your ability to stay present and reduce your symptoms. You symptoms are painful and can distract you and sometimes make it difficult to function in your daily life.

Something to know about my approach is:

I have a masters in counseling and also psychiatric nursing allowing me to treat the whole person in a holistic manner. This may include therapy and medication/supplements. I believe your healing is nonlinear and curated to each person.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Aging and Getting Older
  • Alternative Relationships
  • Anxiety
  • Arthritis
  • Autoimmune Disorders
  • Body Acceptance
  • Body Image
  • Caregivers
  • Chronic Disease
  • Chronic Illness
  • Confidence
  • Depression
  • Disordered Eating
  • Domestic Violence Survivors
  • Emotional Support Animals
  • Empowering Women
  • Engagement
  • Entrepreneurial Women
  • Gender Identity
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder
  • Grief
  • Grief from Losing a Pet
  • Healthcare Professionals
  • High-Functioning Depression
  • High-Risk Pregnancy
  • Illness and Disease
  • Illness Anxiety Disorder
  • Infertility
  • Infidelity
  • Insomnia and Sleep Problems
  • Intrusive Thoughts
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) / Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
  • Job Loss
  • Job Stress
  • Lawyers
  • LGBTQ+
  • LGBTQ+ Children
  • Loving Someone with a Mental Health Disorder
  • Lupus
  • Lyme Disease
  • Marriage
  • Medical Trauma
  • Middle Age
  • Mother-Daughter Relationships
  • Nonbinary Gender Identity
  • Open Relationships
  • Overachievers
  • Parenting
  • Perfectionism
  • Perinatal Mood/Anxiety Disorders
  • Postpartum Depression
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy and Infant Loss
  • Relationship Conflict
  • Relationship Distress
  • Self-Esteem
  • Social Anxiety
  • Stress
  • Teachers
  • Transgender
  • Trauma
  • Veterinarians
  • Women
  • Women’s Health
  • Workaholics
  • Working Professionals
  • Work-Life Balance
  • Workplace Issues
  • Worrying
  • Young Women
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Amanda Sadat remote and phone therapy in Massachusetts, New Hampshire
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Devika Prasad
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cultivate new responses to life's challenges! Through practical exercises, we'll explore tools that promote a sense of grounding, boost confidence, challenge thoughts, and empower you to feel more in control of your life.


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Together, we will:

cultivate new responses to life's challenges! Through practical exercises, we'll explore tools that promote a sense of grounding, boost confidence, challenge thoughts, and empower you to feel more in control of your life.

Something to know about my approach is:

I enjoy providing a non-judgmental space where you will be able to learn new ways to respond to maladaptive thinking. I enjoy teaching people new

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Domestic Violence
  • First Generation Issues
  • Graduate Students
  • Insomnia and Sleep Problems
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Trauma
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Devika  Prasad remote and phone therapy in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island
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Rachael Gay
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We will collaborate to identify and work towards the changes you want to see, brainstorm ways to overcome patterns you feel stuck in, and support you in gaining the insight needed for progress. We will identify and celebrate each moment of progress.


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Together, we will:

We will collaborate to identify and work towards the changes you want to see, brainstorm ways to overcome patterns you feel stuck in, and support you in gaining the insight needed for progress. We will identify and celebrate each moment of progress.

Something to know about my approach is:

My therapeutic approach is relational, strength-based, and trauma-informed. I bring empathy, humor, and a nonjudgmental approach to the therapy space. I use a holistic perspective to the work that allows for shared exploration.

FOCUS AREAS:
  • Adjustment Issues
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Body Image
  • Boundaries
  • Chronic Illness
  • Depression
  • Family Dynamics
  • Job Stress
  • Life Transitions
  • Mind-Body Connection
  • Panic Attacks
  • Panic Disorders
  • Parent-Child Relationship
  • Relationship Distress
  • Sadness
  • Stress
  • Trauma
  • Women’s Health
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Rachael Gay remote and phone therapy in California, Massachusetts